A separate incident at the Hit Factory apparently also occurred earlier in the day at just after 4am, when a paparazzo tried to snap images of Bieber.

The photographer has turned over a supposed audio tape of the altercation to TMZ, which appears to begin with Bieber ordering his security to stop the man from taking any pictures.

"Get that f**king camera out of here," a man purported to be Bieber can be heard saying.

The photographer can be heard asking for the security personnel not to destroy his camera, leading the individual thought to be Bieber to say: "Alright, alright. I'm gonna give you your camera back. I'm gonna take your SIM card though."